Catholic Church

A rival to Tagle: why Singapore’s Cardinal Goh could become the next pope

while filipino prelate, cardinal luis antonio tagle, is seen as the leading candidate to succeed pope francis – should the pontiff follow th...

Why Kings are better than Presidents

watching the house of lords and the commons sing “god save the king” in westminster hall, and to see king charles’ face melt for a second, c...

The voice of the Church in public life does not threaten democracy

in the wake of the united states supreme court decision in dobbs, there have been renewed criticisms of the role of the catholic church in p...

The Pope’s faustian pact

while pope francis last week repeated his previous warning about a global conflict, he should perhaps be more concerned about his own fausti...

The Catholic Herald

Charles III – an oecumenical king

our new king concluded his address to the nation with words from hamlet: “may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest,” an obvious reference...

The Black Cleric Cancelled by White ‘Anti-Racists’

this is a fascinating conversation between dr gavin ashenden and the rev. calvin robinson, the mixed race anglican cleric cancelled by his o...

The Catholic Herald

Why Catholicism outlives its critics

i am not a dedicated follower of fashion. when i became a catholic sixteen years ago, bookshops were full of bestsellers by the so-called ne...

Will Pope Francis meet Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan?

speculation is growing that the leader of the catholic church could meet the leader of the chinese communist party (ccp) in kazakhstan next ...

The Catholic Herald

HM Queen Elizabeth II

the death of queen elizabeth ii will surely be measured in superlatives. the length of her reign, the affection in which she was held, and t...

The Catholic Herald

Pope leads Catholic Church in mourning death of Queen Elizabeth II

pope francis has offered his condolences to king charles iii for the death of his mother, queen elizabeth, the uk’s longest-serving monarch....